Magnolia nabs Vinterberg’s ‘Hunt’

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LONDON — Magnolia Pictures has nabbed U.S. rights to Thomas Vinterberg’s Cannes competish pic “The Hunt,” for which Mads Mikkelsen won the fest’s actor award for his perf as a kindergarten teacher who is falsely accused of child abuse.

Eamonn Bowles, prexy of Magnolia, said, “Thomas Vinterberg demonstrates his directorial mastery in his finest work since ‘The Celebration,’ and Mads Mikkelsen’s performance more than validates his best actor award at Cannes.”